The new aspects of clinical nutrition at Wilson disease: actuality and perspectives
Vopr Pitan. 2019;88(4):12-17. doi: 10.24411/0042-8833-2019-10036. Epub 2019 Jul 15. ABSTRACT Wilson disease is hereditary disorder of copper metabolism, based on defect of cooper excretion, which...
Plant-Based Dietary Patterns, Plant Foods, and Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Adv Nutr. 2019 Nov 1;10(Suppl_4):S422-S436. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmz081. ABSTRACT The aging population is expanding, as is the prevalence of age-related cognitive decline (ARCD). Of the several...
Effects of Cocoa-Derived Polyphenols on Cognitive Function in Humans. Systematic Review and Analysis of Methodological Aspects
Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2020 Mar;75(1):1-11. doi: 10.1007/s11130-019-00779-x. ABSTRACT The effects of cocoa-derived polyphenols on cognitive functions have been analyzed through numerous studies using different...
Beneficial Effects of Dark Chocolate for Episodic Memory in Healthy Young Adults: A Parallel-Groups Acute Intervention with a White Chocolate Control
Nutrients. 2020 Feb 14;12(2):483. doi: 10.3390/nu12020483. ABSTRACT There is good evidence that cocoa flavonoids can acutely improve cognitive function in humans, possibly via mechanisms such...
Chronic Consumption of Bovine Dairy Milk Attenuates Dietary Saturated Fatty Acid-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction
Front Nutr. 2020 May 6;7:58. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2020.00058. eCollection 2020. ABSTRACT Ingestion of Western-diets enriched in long chain saturated fatty acids (LCSFA) are associated with increased...
Chocolate, “Food of the Gods”: History, Science, and Human Health
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Dec 6;16(24):4960. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16244960. ABSTRACT Chocolate is well known for its fine flavor, and its history began in...
The role of nutraceuticals in prevention and treatment of hypertension: An updated review of the literature
Food Res Int. 2020 Feb;128:108749. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108749. Epub 2019 Nov 7. ABSTRACT Hypertension (HTN) is a worldwide epidemic in both developed and developing countries. It...
Acute (-)-Epicatechin Consumption: Effects on Local Vasodilation Following Resistance Exercise and High-Intensity Exercise Performance
Sports (Basel). 2020 Feb 15;8(2):22. doi: 10.3390/sports8020022. ABSTRACT (-)-Epicatechin is a polyphenol previously shown to enhance vascular health. The purposes of the current studies were...
Chronic and acute effects of cocoa products intake on arterial stiffness and platelet count and function: A systematic review and dose-response Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2021;61(3):357-379. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1733484. Epub 2020 Mar 4. ABSTRACT The findings of trials investigating the effect of cocoa products consumption on...
Cocoa Flavanols Protect Human Endothelial Cells from Oxidative Stress
Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2020 Jun;75(2):161-168. doi: 10.1007/s11130-020-00807-1. ABSTRACT Oxidative stress may cause functional disorders of vascular endothelia which can lead to endothelial apoptosis and...
Chronic Consumption of Bovine Dairy Milk Attenuates Dietary Saturated Fatty Acid-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction
Front Nutr. 2020 May 6;7:58. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2020.00058. eCollection 2020. ABSTRACT Ingestion of Western-diets enriched in long chain saturated fatty acids (LCSFA) are associated with increased...
Effects of Cocoa-Rich Chocolate on Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Arterial Stiffness in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Nutrients. 2020 Jun 12;12(6):1758. doi: 10.3390/nu12061758. ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the intake of 10 g of cocoa-rich chocolate on blood...
Changes in the Composition of Methylxanthines, Polyphenols, and Volatiles and Sensory Profiles of Cocoa Beans from the Sul 1 Genotype Affected by Fermentation
J Agric Food Chem. 2020 Aug 12;68(32):8658-8675. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c02909. Epub 2020 Jul 29. ABSTRACT The Sul 1 cacao (Theobroma cacao) genotype has become more popular...
Preventive effect of cocoa flavanols against glucotoxicity-induced vascular inflammation in the arteria of diabetic rats and on the inflammatory process in TNF-alpha-stimulated endothelial cells
Food Chem Toxicol. 2020 Dec;146:111824. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111824. Epub 2020 Oct 21. ABSTRACT Hyperglycaemia induces a vascular inflammatory process that is a critical event in cardiovascular...
Dietary flavanols improve cerebral cortical oxygenation and cognition in healthy adults
Sci Rep. 2020 Nov 24;10(1):19409. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76160-9. ABSTRACT Cocoa flavanols protect humans against vascular disease, as evidenced by improvements in peripheral endothelial function, likely through...